Palo Alto Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Palo Alto College, the graduation rates was 25.63% (243 students out of 948 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 62 male and 181 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Palo Alto College. Last year, the graduation rate was 25.63%. where 243 students out of 948 candidate completed their degree.

110 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 243 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Palo Alto College is 11.71% (111 out of 948 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Palo Alto College, the retention rate is 36% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students.